20Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,


In Context

17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord .

18 There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path.

20 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,

21 for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

22 Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Proverbs 23:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not in the feasts of great drinkers, nor in their revellings, who contribute flesh to eat:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not among winebibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not among wine-bibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20Don't be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: